Select the correct answer.
Read these lines from Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach":
The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits;-on the French coast, the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
What is the significance of the fact that the light flickers rather than stays constant?
OA. It echoes the loss of faith that characterizes the poet's post-Romantic age.
OB. It reflects the power of the ocean waves that constantly agitate the light.
Ос. It comments on how profoundly difficult it is to sustain a good marhage.